Hello Friends!
It can be such a hassle trying to obtain some lovely shirts and dresses for a decent price now a days.
Luckily you came to the right spot for the perfect tips to achieve great pieces you will love and cherish for the seasons to come.
Utilizing second-owned items, you can achieve such a lovely wardrobe… believe it or not.
Making use of all the things dealt at hand, Lunacy crafts can assure you, you won’t be dissatisfied with your next purchases.
How to Shop Affordably for New Dresses & Shirts:
This post won’t be focusing on fast fashion trends like Shein, Romwe, Zaful or whatever other brutal site.
Shopping affordably for new blouses, a body-con dress, a sweater or even a nice maxi dress becomes quite easy.
By utilizing online e-commerce stores and thrift stores you can not only purchase low cost dress-ware and shirts but you too can shop sustainably.
Don’t get me wrong shopping retail once in awhile is such a nice treat but can become very pricey.
Example being, some dresses will cost you on the upscale of over $50 whereas shopping second-hand, you can find a similar or better dress for as low as $12.
There are multiple tips you can use to ensure you find your best and favorite dresses and shirts.
None the less taking the time is your biggest factor when trying to obtain some incredible pieces for a lower price.
As consumers, we have so much power to change the world by just being careful in what we buy.
Emma Watson
Where Can You Purchase Affordably?
When referring to online E-commerce stores there is a wide variety of places you can look for said efficient prices.
Including these:
- Depop- Is a world renown online marketplace where sellers of any kind can sell their used but new clothing for a decent price.
- Ebay- Is considered a marketplace and auction house for various of items but when regarding clothing, you’re able to find the new hot trends for such cheaper prices.
- Poshmark- Just like depop; they offer a leading social marketplace for users to sell and buy their new but secondhand items for an affordable price.
- Facebook Marketplace– This specific site has an abundance of not only items of various niches but closet-ware that is extravagantly low cost.
I’ve only included a few examples but you can find a large selection of common like online E-commerce shops here.
Cheap fashion is really far from that. It may be cheap in terms of the financial cost, but very expensive when it comes to the environment and the cost of human life.
Sass Brown
Another Option for Shopping Sustainably:
The ultimate way to shop for sustainable shirts and dresses would be the never ending cycle of thrift stores and second-hand stores.
My personal favorite for shopping affordably would be thrift stores and second-hand shops due to the vast variety of styles they provide.
You’ll be able to experience an abundance of variety when it comes to styles, uniqueness, fashion trends, basics, etc.
The prices do range depending on the city you’re shopping in. You can find yourself paying under $50 for 20 items or in some cases spending $50 on 30+ items.
My biggest tip would be to use a software to find the thrift stores near you that are worthy of your time, you can find that link here.
Has to be one of my favorite websites to use because they have the genuine details of the shops you’re about to enter.
By utilizing these tricks I was able to obtain these:
1.) Shirts, Blouses & Sweaters
I include the pricing to give you guys the raw feedback.
These have to be some of my favorite pieces I’ve found throughout online e-commerce stores and thrift stores.
Now, although this may not be your style or niche for clothing.
The point is to show you the conditions of each item and the pricing to give you a representation as to why it’s best to shop sustainably and affordably.
These weren’t once in a life time finds either. There are so many people in your communities and online who are constantly recycling their wardrobe.
By taking advantage of the plentiful of shirts that are being given away, you’re bound to find something that matches your persona and be allowed to purchase it at a decent price.
Side Note: If I were to have purchased each of these shirts at a retail store I would’ve had to pay closer to $200 or more even. Having said that, all of these beautiful blouses and shirts cost me only under $40!
2.) Dresses
When it comes down to any type of dress or style it’s so easy to find online and in-store.
Again, I know this isn’t everybody’s style nor would I assume it is, this is to show you guys the large possibility to find something affordable and adorable.
Because you can so easily find some great pieces like the ones shown below!
It’s astonishing how they price these dresses, by that I mean it’s exceptionally cheap!
You can’t find a better deal anywhere else besides the second-hand shops.
Not to even mention how unique each of them are, you can find an abundance of different fabrics, prints and styles.
It’s clear as day that their is so much potential in buying second-hand.
These 5 dresses shown, truly give you the variety needed to prove the point; that it’s worth looking into all the opportunities second-hand has to offer.
Yes, I showed a few examples of some great dresses and shirts but these aren’t the only items I’ve purchased using this technique.
The best way to look stylish on a budget is to try second-hand, bargain hunting, and vintage.
Orlando Bloom
Last Note:
By taking into account all the possibilities you have at the tip of your fingers or in person, you can achieve such great dresses and shirts affordably.
Using online e-commerce shops and thrift stores can have a really large impact on your spending habits and the worlds habits. You are saving your bank and saving the world one way or another.
Helping the earth and implementing sustainable and eco-friendly habits is so miraculous.
I truly hope you guys found the inspiration and motivation to shop eco-friendly. Leave any comments below regarding your finds, using this technique.